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January 14, 1941.

Among the Germans

in

Occupied Brussels

The first leaves are falling as I sit in the park opposite the Royal Castle in Brussels. before my departure in the second week of September. Children are playing round the big pond, which brings up memories of the Luxem-

.................................** on the back, and acting as if they had not merely won money but

This article comes from a Correspondent who, after five; years' residence in France, left Paris in June, tramped to: had received a welcome sign Bordeaux, then returned to the occupied capital for a short; from. Heaven. stay, and at last, finding his way to Brussels, remained there during August and early September.

The Germans in Belgium are over-organized and therefore in- efficient, as many of the numer- ous departments often work. against one another, wittingly

province.

are

no particular reason and most of Belgian Whispers

In The Grip Of

Terror

Living in Belgium you feel there is something in the Ger- man machine that does not work ns smoothly as it should. There appear to be two distinct fea- tures, the military and the economic, which are often out of When economic plans gear. break down the military take

bourg Gardens in Paris. Toy is that they do not live up to the to-day. For they are not used to

a people or unwittingly, and cancel out. boats sail across the dark creed imposed on the super- suffering directly as waters and young voices fill racial citizens of glorious and during war. The bombing of The highest authorities

victorious Grent Germany or Berlin and Hamburg is making sometimes quite ignorant of im- the air as the children laugh maintain the dignity which their them tearful. Yet I am convinced portant things done within their and shout. From the main citizenship enjoins. They are it is not only this which has turn- entrance on the other side of certainly in the main tired, war- ed their stomach against this demoralised to a war: they are just sick of it for the park comes the faint weary, and sound of trams and motor high degree.

This statement is not based on them are not Nazis at heart. cars. You cannot hear the

wishful thinking but on actual tramp of German army observation and first-hand ex- boots here, but you know it perience. Intimate and uncon- strained contact with German is there on the pavements.

Barbed wire shuts off the cen- soldiers, officials, and women in tre of the park, and German Belgium to-day, makes the pro sentrics guard the wireless sta- paganda to which we have been tion which has been put up there subjected, the official bulletins next the children's playground and newspapers we have read

enough to bring moralized temper of the troops, among green lawns and flower both in German and in French, wariness, disgust, or general dis- charge. In spite of the de- the military, minchine still works seem unreal. Rarely, indeed approval are

It may through inertia with tolerable On one side of the park flies geurcely over,

can you hear them to open revolt.

German seem madness, it surely is some efficiency, and it would be wrong the swastika flag over the Royal among the many Palace; on the other side, the uniforms in Belgium any of the form of madness, but these to regard the soldiers as on the street as well as the courtyards, the high-flown phrases about people are in the grip of terror, rond to an early revolution. halls, rooms, and corridors of victory, greatness, and invincibi- terrified to death, and will never find strength and will power of the former Parliament and Gov. lity. On the contrary, the Ger- themselves to oppose their Nazi crnment buildings swarms with' mans in Belgium betray a sur- leaders. Thongkong Telegraph. German soldiers, for all

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BLISS: At the Kowloon Hospital, on 13th January, 1941, to Phyllis, wile of Mr. A. S. Bliss, a son.

The

Tuesday, January 14, 1941. Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 20015

THE prefix "Special to the Telegraph' is used by the "longkong Telegraph to indicate hows which is strictly copyright under the provisions of the Telecommuni- cations Urdinange, 1936. Buch now ki, bears the indication "UP" I received in longkong on the date of publication by the United Press Associations, who re- serve all rights and forbid republications, elther wholly or in part without previous arrangement.

beds.

these

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True as this may be of the Germans in Brussels, it would be too much to conclude that their

It is often said, and with apparent truth, that nine-tenths of all Germans are out of sym- pathy with their Nazi masters, The Belgians, who clearly but if this is really so they are realize the obvious demoraliza- the passive nine-tenths, who will tion of the German troops in not of themselves rise in active

their country, are equally con- rovolt against the active one- vinced of their powerlessness to tenth. But there is another take any sort of revolutionary possibility, which some

petent observers incline to re- initiative.

·

com-

premises have been taken over prising lack of faith in the pro-

paganda of their Government. by the invaders.

Only yesterday. I heard u The uniforms are manifold in

German officer say quietly that colour and design, dark green, light green, dark grey, light he thought the Germans would grey, many shades of browns and find it impossible to invade and and defeat England. "Our people do blues, mixtures of black

and not know the English," he brown, black and while, All other combinations.

are explained, "but I have spent

A Belgian workman put the gard even as a probability.

The stunned spirit of the kind of many years among them in their case in a nutshell the other day adorned with some

when he said, "They tell us they Belgians has largely recovered, weapon, a rifle or revolver or a country."

"detest the war and want to go and the word "revolution" is rather ridiculous looking sort of

Sick and Tired

home, but they are here all the often whispered. It was heard dagger dangling at the hip.. For these the Belgians have their

German soldiers in Belgium same. That is all that really now and then as far back as LULL IN FREE CHINA own facetious pet name.

Some nine-tenths of the Ger- are frequently heard to declare counts." He added, with the air August, but only in a vague and AFTER three and # half

man military here walk about in they detest this war, that they of a conspirator, "But you wait dreamy way. But the economic are are sick and tired of it and want and see. In 1918 we let them all spoliation of the country which years of war the Chungking high black boots, which

go home. This time not one of has not yet reduced the people Government can survey its posi- | worn even by the railway to go home. At first one can

scarcely believe one's ears and them who lingers shall leave the to the apathy following long and tion with some satisfaction, not officials.

wonders whether it is not some country: there is room for all gradual starvation has aroused

intense resentment. unmingled with bright hopes for With the goodwill

sort of trap or astute new form of them in the canal." the future.

of propaganda, but that idea of most of the world on her

soon passes and the conviction is

side and with considerable as-

the pacific west.

Tramp, Tramp,

Tramp

ar

For the moment only the The attitude of the Belgians towards the invader is clear, and spirit of revolt is there, ready to sets and potential assets forth- Brussels is full of these boots. formed that the "victorious" the Flemish people also appear take shape if practical op coming from the democracies. You cannot forget them. If you German soldiers are seriously not so delighted as the Nazi portunity should arise. At the and Russia, Free China has close your eyes the sound of their demoralized. At the slightest Government would have the beginning of September the tremendous resources to add to tramp haunts you, be it by day inducement, and often without, world believe. It seems now that, good-oid-La-Libre Belgique ap is believed that, when the mo the treasure she has found in or at any hour of the night they will produce photographs faced with the Germans, they peared again on the scene. 1 And as accompaniments to the of their wives, children, dogs, are all really Belgians and their ment is ripe and active revol The terrific bombardments perpetual tramp, tramp, tramp, or other pets, and talk at length mutual antagonisms fade at the becomes a fact in France or an of Japanese aviators bave you hear the sharp shouts and about the bombing of their home prospect of having the country other occupied country, it wil failed to dislodge the Govern- commands of the men who wear towns, the permanent dangers in carved into bits, The people of rapidly spread to all certainly ment from what seems to be its them, the noise of their in- which their families live while Belgium feel now that the have to Belgium.

defeated by treachery. last stronghold; the morale of numerable motors, carts, tanks, they themselves are, or seem to been

The movement, if movemen the civilian population has trucks, motor-cycles, buses, and be in relative security marking They have no one clear iden withstood the harrowing ex-overhead the roar of aeroplane time. Encourage these genti- as to who has brought them to it may be called, appears for th periences of rape and pillage, engines. There is no escape, for mental bullies to talk about their present plight, but all in present at least to have little o taint of Bolshevism, fo or letters from home and you soon Belgiuni know to-day that it is no wholesale slaughter and fifth if you go into a restaurant

Communists and Nazia columnist subterfuge; the army shop, especially a food shop, any feel you have them on the verge not the English who have betray-

lumped together in the mind ed them, though the Germans of most citizens of Belgium an is strong and well trained; the hotel or bar, boulevard or square, of tears. air force is being reborn, and

have sought to propagate this looked upon as traitors. Th the industrial life of the coun-

conception.

only tangible thing in the gon try is settling down into co-

It is touching and curious to towards which minds tend is th ordinated paths from which will Their names are perplexingly emerge regulated economy to

numerous. Besides the Deutsche arms. If asked about the end observe how they contrive to liberation of Belgium from for

of the war they generally shrug spread the news of the B.B.C. eign domination. offset the unsettled turmoil of Wehrmachtangehörige (the their shoulders and show no They listen where and when they

The problem of King Leopol the vast "no man's land." military proper) there are mem- pleasure in the prospect of the can, in spite of the heavy penalty is not often raised. It is diff

of the Arbeitsdienst, The absence of large scale bers warfare of recent months has Technische Nothilfe, Arbeitsor future. They certainly criticize prescribed by the encouraged a slackening off in anisation Todt, Streifendienst, the occupation of Denmark and Servants, waiters, tram conduc- cult at present to say definitel people in Belgium. Somethin the martial intensity that pre- Nationalsozialistische Volks. Norway, and they wonder what tors, indeed everybody, does his how the King stands with hi vailed throughout the first three wohlfahrt, Hitlerjugend, various they are doing in Belgium, best to pass choice items along akin to incipient propaganda fo in "which will never become Ger- as fast as possible, and all listen Ecopold, le Roi Humain is afod years. Japan has other fields kinds of Civil servants now

with delight for the sound of and many people wear a tin to explore and both sides have military uniform, bank clerks, man, anyway."

They do riot want to fight, they British aeroplanes which come gift crown in their buttonhole a felt the impact of the European transport officials, Kraft durch

Freude men and women, and the can easily be induced to profess after dusk to bomb the Germans a symbol of adhesion to hi Gestapo.

that they personally have no in their midst. But the striking thing about great sympathy for the Nazi these hundrels and thousands of Government, they obviously have soldiers and semi-soldiers, rang, no firm faith in ultimate victory, ing from youths to grey-headed and the view can often be heard men, girls, nurses, and what not, that, if we do not succeed with

conflict.

a mere

The danger to China is that she may be lulled into a false com- placency;

hoptrig that hostilities tnil may

ol Into

aland- ing on guard, she may grow weary preparation as well she might after the herele struggle the has already put up.

war

the scene is everywhere domin- So far as can be judged, most ated by men and women in Ger- of the soldiers now in Brussels man uniforms.

have been some tivo years in

Chungking

are

Germans.

"Britannique'

Wins

cause. The King appears to b in some sort of conflict with th Germans, though no trustworth information is available on th nature of their disagreement He is more or less a prisone our invasion of England in the In spite of the thorough Ger- and while this fact and th Batlles are not won by retreating,

man militarization, or perhaps belief that he is causing th the by

Democracies., course of September--and we great Chinese offensive however, A is the Inst thing that the Japanese China should learn how and by shall probably not succeed, because of it, the Belgians show Germans difficulties tend to in

care to

whom to face during the next would

the money is being spent. few months and such an event might The recent outbreak of rice honrd- though we still hope, of course their real sentiments whenever prove his position, he is still f well force them to reasonable peace

ing, the artificial prices of luxuries we shall never win this war." they have an opportunity. On from enjoying the affection terms to free their hands elsewhere. In the Free capital, the life of ease Without any inducement they September 1 there were horse the whole of the Belgian peopl China must look after her own fate which many wealthy Chinese are now occasionally add. "And that races near Brussels, and among

are'

the horses was one called Bri- the living in Hongkong, and If she could persunde

upward means revolution." the ing

steady upward influences on the Japanese troops lo

"Kai-shek{ which Chiang mainland she would have a solid

Tadrent

We know German and Ger- tannique. Nobody seemed to basis for future prosperity which has pursued. So far the signs are mans sufficiently to remember know anything about this horse, neither Britain nor America would

serious; they checked. But something is needed grudge her. By voluntarily accept-

Rome of their re-nctions, how but it seemed that everybody was backing it to win. Well, as to divert the Chinese away from the cruelty and sentimentality are ing the stalemate which has now

that the war been reached, Chungking also risks dangerous suggestion

as good as won because China is typical features of their charac. Chesterton says, the curious men shoppers who smoke, and n moral disintegration by removing the object round which the now morally aligned with the De-ter. A man who does not hesitate thing about miracles is that they men, create fire hazards in depar women and sometimes happen. And a mir- ment stores, according to the city B generation

The board voted to ask for of China is focussed. mocracies and because Japan is to machine-gun She must 0ght or make peace. The allowing her attention to wander. children will sit down and acle happened that day; the dark. Chinese cannot be kept for ever in Now indeed is the time for China a state of pent-up patriotism unless to rally her people for a great drive cry, yes, actually shed tears, at horse Britannique came in first, ordinance forbidding smoking

mon rarely smoke while shoppin the effort to win the 'war is sus-

the Inst effort necessary to achieve being killed by a cat. They are laughing, roaring, shouting "Bri.. but women do, and drop ashes ne and one which many, happily, prove the though of his pet canary and the crowd lost all restraint, department stores. Members tained.

There is also the question of the her sim-to rule her own people and decidedly in sentimental mood tannique," clapping one another Inflammable materials. vast

funda made available to country under one flag.

evacuate

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not

too

DA сам

Women Smokers More Careless

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